Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-04-22

| He had on no rubber coat Arensdorf staid
there just a moment and then started up
Fourth street, west towards Water street. |
knew q man by the name of Schudell, who
kept gun shop. He is dead now. 1t is not
true that 1 walked down Fourth street with
Leavitt that evening, nor that 1 was present at
the murder, nor that was with Leavitt any
time that night
Robert Buchanan, just back from the Re
form school, ~testities that he saw the crowd
on it's way to the scene of the murder: that
Arensdorf was not in the party, but that
Leavitt was.
Nicholas Pauley, night Waterman at Franz
brewery, says he heard the shot; he went
across the bridge to whore Haddocs was shot;
and that he saw no one cross the bridge.
John Arensdorf t%estifes: l am the defend
ant in this case; l live in Sioux City and have
about ten years. am a brewer and have been
for about twenty years; l learned my trade in
Belgium and have been a brewer ever since. l
came til Sioux City in 1877 and have livedhere
ever since; in the Franz brewery l was fore
man in August last; 1 still hold that positions;
in the evening of the Sd of August last l was
around town; 1 came down town in the after
Eberle's place and staid till $3.50 O'clock.
Eberle's saloon is on the south side of Fourth
street; l was with Barnes and Davelaar in
Eberle's saloon; I went from there across the
street to the Shepherd saloon; Barnes went
with me; I went into the kitchen and ordered
was somewhere near 9:30 o'clock; l ate supper
there; we at, in one OF thelittle rooms; Barnes
ate supper with me; after eating sui
per l started to leave. 1t was some
actly what time; Barnes went west and |
east when we came out. I went into the Chi
cago saloon which is two or three doors east
of the Shepherd. l went right out of there.
I then crossed the street and went into JGnk's
saloon. There were a few men standing by
tho ,ri,,1nr, cn T~,,1,So co1oon nv L,oJy
and Mr.. Scotland were there when l went in
there. Istopped there a few minutes and
then went out and went east ON Fourth street
to the English Kitchen. I don't know just
what time it was. 1t was then that ] learned
OF the shooting. | also learned there tha 4
man was killed. In a few minutes 1 went
west to where the killing happeped. ! stop
ped there just q few moments afl Went across
The bridge to the brewery. From the brewery
L went back to Junk S saloon ard stayed there
2luf street. I wore my usual clothing that
night-blue clothes. l had big boots on, com
ing up to my knees, with my pants inside of
them. Ihad no rubber coat on. 1 was not at
the corner of Fourth and Water streets at the
time Hatldock was killed.
Arensdorf denies having any conversation
with Leavitt at the Standard theatre in regard
to the killing of Haddock; denies paying
to Bismarck any money to get him out oftown;
disclaims any knowledge OF a conspiracy TO
do up" Haddock; says he borgat the house
of Blsmaick's wife for Mr.. knepper, as she
had written him a note that she wanted to sell
it; that no heard the evidence of Minnie
Observation-Disclosures daughter-in which
che gives an account OF a conversation be-
tween him and her mother; he never had such
a conversation; he never told her mother that
she must not go to her husband because peo-
pie were too much excited; or did he tell her
that she must wait a while and it would be all
right.
We are unable to give Arensdorf's testimony
in full, and do not think it would interest the
public should we do SO, as the foregoing sum-
mary gives the main points.